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• O’Melveny & Myers appoints new head for Hong Kong practice

  May 18 2012 O’Melveny & Myers’ capital markets specialist David Johnson has been appointed as the head of the firm’s Hong Kong practice. Johnson will relocate from California... more

• Salans closes Hong Kong office to focus on Shanghai

  May 10 2012 Salans has closed its Hong Kong office weeks after pulling out of Beijing as it shifts the focus of its China practice onto Shanghai. Salans has closed its Hong... more

• DLA Piper promotes seven to the partnership in Asia-Pacific

  May 09 2012 DLA Piper has promoted seven lawyers to the partnership across the Asia-Pacific region, and has elevated six lawyers to special counsel. The details of the... more

• DLA Piper promotes seven to the partnership in Asia-Pacific

  May 09 2012 DLA Piper has promoted seven lawyers to the partnership across the Asia-Pacific region, and has elevated six lawyers to special counsel. The details of the... more

• Freshfields promotes 17 to counsel rank

  May 07 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bolstered its ranks of counsel with the hire of corporate specialist Ethan Jin from the Hong Kong office of Clifford Chance and the... more

• Stephenson Harwood promotes three to partnership

  May 03 2012 London firm Stephenson Harwood has promoted three associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round, down from four last year. Promotions went to... more

• Clyde & Co pursues growth strategy in Asia

  May 01 2012 Clyde & Co is pursuing a strategy of growth in Asia, despite the departure of seven partners from its Hong Kong office in April, said the firm’s CEO Peter Hasson in... more

• Clifford Chance and DLA Piper lead $11.9bn sale of baby food business to Nestle

  Apr 26 2012 Clifford Chance and DLA Piper have taken leading roles on Pfizer's $11.9 billion cash sale of its baby food business to Nestle. Nestle is advised by US law firm... more

• Dewey's Hong Kong office is unaffected by the firm's troubles, says MP

  Apr 24 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has said that its troubles in the US have no bearing upon its operation in Hong Kong. Hong Kong managing partner Heng Loong Cheong said: “The Hong Kong... more

• US Law firms stealing limelight from UK rivals in Hong Kong

  Apr 13 2012 Over the past two years, numerous US law firms have entered the market in Hong Kong and recruited top talent from their UK rivals, and now they are starting to see... more

• Squire Sanders set to launch in Singapore

  Apr 12 2012 Squire Sanders has announced the imminent launch of a new office in Singapore, after receiving an operating license from the Attorney-General's Chambers. The... more

• Slaughter & May and Allen and Overy make annual promotions

  Apr 04 2012 Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy have announced their annual partner promotions, with 23 made up at A&O and two made up at Slaughters. Slaughters elevated... more

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership

  Mar 29 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 20 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, the same number as were promoted last year. This year’s... more

• Bird & Bird starts toward ambitious goals in Asia with four new partners

  Mar 26 2012 Bird & Bird has boosted capacity across its Asia network with the addition of four partners. Lorraine Tay leaves a role as the head of Baker & McKenzie’s Singapore... more

• Nixon Peabody forms alliance with Chinese firm Hyland Law Firm

  Mar 15 2012 US firm Nixon Peabody has formed a strategic alliance with the Beijing-based Hylands Law Firm. The alliance affords Nixon Peabody a significant anchor in China, with... more

• Delegation offers Australia as leading venue for international dispute resolution

  Mar 12 2012 Australia has become a key forum for the resolution of international disputes in Asia, with a solid and robust legal framework that is attractive to international... more

• UK firm Watson, Farley & Williams enters Hong Kong with local alliance

  Mar 12 2012 British firm Watson, Farley & Williams has launched a presence in Hong Kong after concluding the terms of an alliance with local firm Lau, Leong & Co. The new officee... more

• Two mergers between Australian and international firms go live

  Mar 01 2012 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques formed a Swiss Verein structure with China-based King & Wood. The structure is composed of the partnerships of the two firms... more

• European law firm Loyens & Loeff launches in Hong Kong

  Feb 21 2012 European law firm Loyens & Loeff has announced the launch of a new office in Hong Kong, which will be the firm’s 18th base globally. The Hong Kong office will be led... more

• Australian firm Mallesons reviews lockstep ahead of merger with King & Wood

  Feb 20 2012 Mallesons Stephen Jaques is reviewing its lockstep remuneration system ahead of the merger with Chinese law firm King & Wood. The firm currently operates a 10-year... more

• Freshfields plans to relaunch in Singapore after five years' absence

  Feb 15 2012 Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to relaunch its Singapore office, nearly five years after shutting down its former office in the region.... more

• US firms in Hong Kong attract top talent with big money

  Feb 08 2012 The legal services market in Hong Kong has long been dominated by British firms, but US law firms are now a potent force, attracting top talent by offer larger... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Swedish firm Vinge appoints a new managing partner

  Jan 30 2012 Swedish independent law firm Vinge has appointed finance partner Maria-Pia Hope as its new managing partner after being chosen for the role by the firm’s five-partner... more

• Fried Frank boosts Hong Kong corporate practice with hire from Herbert Smith

  Jan 28 2012 U.S. firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has boosted its Hong Kong corporate practice with the hire of partner Carolyn Sng of Herbert Smith. Sng’s practice... more

• DLA Piper relocates Asia-Pacific Employment head to Australia

  Jan 25 2012 DLA Piper has relocated the head of its employment practice in the Asia Pacific from Hong Kong to Sydney. Pattie Walsh will continue to lead the practice across Asia... more

• Hogan Lovells litigator pulls out of the Megaupload litigation due to conflict

  Jan 25 2012 Hogan Lovells Robert Bennett has said that due to client conflict he is unable to defend the operators of file-sharing Web site Megaupload against charges that they... more

• Reed Smith loses three partners in Hong Kong

  Dec 21 2011 Reed Smith has lost three partners from its Hong Kong office. The trio of partners - litigation veteran and former senior partner Chris Howse along with partners Kevin... more

• Chinese and Australian firms will merge to become a force in Asia-Pacific

  Dec 18 2011 Leading Chinese law firm King & Wood is set to ally with major Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques to form one of the biggest legal practices in Asia. The firms... more

• Stephenson Harwood bolsters China practice with two hires

  Dec 14 2011 Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its expertise in China with the hire of partners ChunFai Lui and Matthew Wong, bringing its headcount in Greater China to 17 partners... more

• King & Wood Mallesons - would it work?

  Dec 01 2011 Interesting article here on the proposed merger between Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood. The article tries to assess whether the... more

• South Korea opens doors to US law firms

  Dec 01 2011 South Korea has opened its doors to foreign law firms, with British firms permitted to open there since July, and a free trade agreement concluded last week that also... more

• Herbert Smith appoints new head of Asia dispute resolution practice

  Nov 24 2011 Herbert Smith has appointed litigation specialist Gavin Lewis as the new head of their Asia dispute resolution practice. Lewis takes over from Mark Johnson, who has... more

• Beijing-based firm Global Law Office launches in Shenzhen

  Nov 15 2011 Beijing firm Global Law Office has launched a new office in Shenzhen, which will focus primarily upon foreign investment and Hong Kong-PRC transactions. The... more

• Proskauer Rose launches office in Beijing

  Nov 11 2011 Proskauer Rose has launched an office in Beijing's Chaoyang District, after being granted regulatory approval by the Chinese authorities. The firm set its sights on... more

• Sidley Austin boosts Shanghai capital markets practice with Baker & McKenzie hire

  Nov 09 2011 Chicago-based firm Sidley Austin has boosted its Shanghai capital markets practice with the hire of a partner from Baker & McKenzie Anthony Jacobsen is qualified... more

• Why Quinn Emanuel steers clear of Hong Kong

  Nov 04 2011 Here is an interesting article in the Asian Lawyer about why Los Angeles-based litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has opted not to open an office in... more

• Eversheds boosts Hong Kong office with Minter Ellison hire

  Nov 01 2011 Eversheds has hired Winnie Ng, a former consultant with Minter Ellison, and appointed her as head of employment law in its Hong Kong office. “Winnie’s expertise and... more

• Indian firm J. Sagar Associates hires Herbert Smith attorney

  Oct 10 2011 Indian firm J. Sagar Associates has hired Promod Nair as a Partner in the Bangalore office. Nair previously working as a Senior Associate with Herbert Smith’s... more

• Thorp Alberga boosts offshore practice with three partner hires

  Oct 05 2011 Offshore law firm Thorp Alberga has boosted its boutique practice with the hire of three partners in its Cayman and Hong Kong offices. Linda Martin joins the firm... more

• Crowell & Moring sued in NY courts following alleged theft of client funds by former associate

  Sep 27 2011 Crowell & Moring has been sued in New York state court by a former client. Real estate management company Regal Real Estate is suing Crowell & Moring for... more

• Irish firm Dillon Eustace launches in Hong Kong

  Sep 08 2011 Irish investment funds law firm Dillon Eustace has launched an office in Hong Kong. The office will be led by partner Paul Maloney and will serve the firm's Hong... more

• Clifford Chance appoints Andrew Whan to lead corporate/M&A in Tokyo

  Aug 30 2011 Clifford Chance has relocated Hong Kong partner Andrew Whan to its Tokyo office to replace outgoing local head of corporate/M&A Alan Kitchin. Kitchen has left the... more

• Cadwalader hires top securitization lawyer in Hong Kong

  Aug 17 2011 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired one of Hong Kong’s leading structured finance and securitization lawyers, Jeffrey Chen. Chen joins the firm as a... more

• Kirkland & Ellis boosts HK practice with multiple lateral hires

  Aug 15 2011 Kirkland & Ellis has been on a lateral hiring spree in Hong Kong, scooping up eight partners from rival firms: two from Allen & Overy, three from Latham & Watkins, and... more

• Cadwalader bolsters HK office with Mayer Brown hire

  Aug 11 2011 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has boosted its Hong Kong office with the hire of partner Jeffrey Chen from Mayer Brown. Chen is widely regarded as one of the... more

• Ropes & Gray launches in Shanghai

  Jul 21 2011 US firm Ropes & Gray has launched its third office in Asia with a new office in Shanghai, which will focus on private equity, life sciences and investment funds work.... more

• Three partners vie for role as global head of banking at Linklaters

  Jul 04 2011 Three partners have thrown their hats into the ring as Linklaters prepares to elect a new global head of banking to succeed Robert Elliott when his tenure ends in... more

• Mayer Brown set to launch in Singapore

  Jul 01 2011 Mayer Brown is set to launch in Singapore, after the firm relocated Hong Kong projects partner Kevin Owen to lead the new office. Owen will be joined by Hong Kong... more

• Holman Fenwick & Willan boosts Asia-Pacific practice with partner relocations

  Jun 21 2011 Holman Fenwick & Willan has boosted its Asia Pacific practice – following the launch of a new office in Perth – by relocating a number of partners. Shanghai lead... more

• BLP to launch in Hong Kong

  Jun 17 2011 Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to launch a new office in Hong Kong, pending regulatory approval from the Chinese authorities. The firm plans to hire a team of... more

• Freshfields shifts partners and shuffles the management team

  Jun 16 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has reolocated a number of partners across its global network, prompting a number of promotions to the firm’s management team.... more

• AZB, Amarchand, Simpson Thacher and Wadia Gandhy advise on KKR, IFC investment in Magma Fincorp

  May 31 2011 Global investment firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are investing Rs. 440 crore ($ 100 million) in Kolkata-based... more

• Freshfields hires partner from Linklaters in Hong King

  May 17 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its Hong Kong finance practice with the hire of banking partner Howard Lam from Linklaters. Rob Ashworth, the firm’s... more

• US firms flock to Hong Kong

  May 16 2011 US firms are flocking to Hong Kong with 46 of the top 100 US firms (by revenue) having a presence in the city. In the past year firms such as Locke Lord Bissell &... more

• US firm Blank Rome launches in Shanghai

  May 12 2011 US firm Blank Rome has launched an office in Shanghai. Firm co-chairman Alan Hoffman said that the new office will give high priority to servicing Chinese companies... more

• Simpson Thacher to practice Hong Kong law

  May 05 2011 Since New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett launched an office in Hong Kong in 1993, the firm has practiced only US law. That is all about to change: the firm has... more

• Clifford Chance focusses on Asia in 23-strong promotions round

  May 04 2011 Clifford Chance has announced the results of its 2011 partnership promotions round, elevating 23 lawyers to the partnership. The promotions reflect a strategic... more

• DLA Piper merges with DLA Phillips Fox to enter Australian market

  May 04 2011 International law firm DLA Piper has entered the Australian market after merging with local firm DLA Phillips Fox. The integration of the two firms bolsters DLA... more

• Freshfields boosts China practice with promotion and relocations

  May 02 2011 International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its China practice, promoting Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Ko to lead the practice and transferring... more

• Herbert Smith promotes 13 lawyers to partnership

  Apr 28 2011 Herbert Smith has promoted 13 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round – down from 18 last year. The firm has made up six lawyers in London, two... more

• Amarchand wins National Law Firm of the Year at Chambers Asia-Pacific Law Firm Awards

  Apr 25 2011 Amarchand & Mangaldas has been chosen as the National Law Firm of the Year for 2011 at the second Chambers Asia-Pacific Law Firm Awards recently held on 21 April, 2011... more

• Ashurst to launch disputes practice in HK after Simmons hire

  Apr 18 2011 Ashurst is set to launch a Hong Kong dispute resolution practice after the hire of Simmons & Simmons China disputes head Gareth Hughes. Ashurst Asia head Geoffrey... more

• Linklaters promotes 18 to partnership globally

  Apr 12 2011 Linklaters has promoted 18 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 14 last year. In a statement, senior partner David Cheyne said:... more

• IFLR Asia Awards 2011: Luthra & Luthra wins for the second consecutive year

  Apr 06 2011 Luthra & Luthra Law Offices won the ‘National Law Firm of the Year’ award at the recently concluded International Financial Law Review’s (IFLR’s) Asia Awards 2011 in... more

• Australia promotes Sydney as key regional seat of arbitration

  Feb 11 2011 Australia has taken further steps to bolster its position as a viable seat for international dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific region, sending a delegation to a... more

• Orrick promotes eight to partnership

  Feb 06 2011 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced the promotion of eight lawyers to the partnership. Ralph Baxter, the firm’s Chairman and CEO, said: "The new partners... more

• Chinese firm Zhong Lun expands in Hong Kong and looks to New York

  Jan 26 2011 Beijing-based Zhong Lun, one of China's largest firms with more than 300 lawyers, is set to complete a merger in Hong Kong. Zhong Lun’s Hong Kong affiliate firm,... more

• US law firms look to emerging markets

  Jan 10 2011 The US market promises little growth this year, and law firms are looking to expand in the so-called BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China – along with... more

• Morrison & Foerster elevates 14 to partnership

  Jan 06 2011 Morrison & Foerster has promoted 14 associates to the partnership in its annual promotions round. The details of the promotions are as follows: Hong Kong... more

• SNR Denton set to establish presence in China after Hammonds split

  Jan 05 2011 The Hong Kong office of Hammonds is set to join SNR Denton, giving the latter firm their first base in China. The six partner office announced in November their... more

• Cleary Gottlieb to start Hong Kong local law practice

  Dec 02 2010 New York based firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired Norton Rose’s Freeman Chan to head a local law practice in Hong Kong. The firm has a number of large... more

• Hammonds' Hong Kong arm splits ahead of transatlantic tie-up

  Nov 29 2010 The Hong Kong arm of UK firm Hammonds is set to split from the firm ahead of the merger with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey on 1 January 2011. It is unclear... more

• US firm Nixon Peabody forms alliance with Hong Kong firm

  Nov 24 2010 US firm Nixon Peabody has established a presence in Hong Kong with the formation of an alliance with local boutique firm Cheng Wong Lam & Partners. The move will give... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell boosts Hong Kong office with Linklaters hire

  Nov 22 2010 New York firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has boosted its brand new Hong Kong practice, opened earlier this month, with the hire of Paul Chow from Linklaters in Beijing.... more

• Top Canadian firms McMillan and Lang Michener to merge

  Nov 10 2010 Top Canadian law firms McMillan and Lang Michener have agreed to merge under the name McMillan. The combined firm will launch on 1 January 2011, and have close to... more

• Ogier promotes eight to partnership

  Nov 05 2010 Offshore firm Ogier has promoted eight to the partnership in its annual promotions round. Six of the promotions were awarded to lawyers, while the remaining two were... more

• Chinese firm King & Wood hires top disputes partner Jeff Lane

  Oct 15 2010 King & Wood, the largest top-tier firm in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’), has hired top disputes partner Jeff Lane from Hong Kong boutique Gall & Lane (now... more

• Skadden relocates lawyers to boost Hong Kong litigation and arbitration practice

  Oct 06 2010 US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is boosting its Hong Kong litigation and arbitration practice, relocating two lawyers to deal with an increase in... more

• Debevoise & Plimpton moves partner to boost Hong Kong practice

  Oct 04 2010 Debevoise & Plimpton has relocated partner Drew Dutton from Paris to Hong Kong in bid to bolster its Hong Kong financial services and transactional private equity... more

• Squires and Hammonds move toward transatalantic merger

  Sep 27 2010 Merger talks between US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and UK firm Hammonds have progressed, and partners in both firms will probably have the chance to vote on the... more

• Paul Hastings relocates partner to from LA to Hong Kong

  Sep 20 2010 Paul Hastings is shifting talent to Asia in anticipation of an increase in large deals coming out of the region in the next six to 12 months. Real estate partner... more

• Wilson Sonsini hires Milbank partner to launch Hong Kong office

  Aug 23 2010 US firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati plans to launch an office in Hong Kong, and has hired Weiheng Chen, formely a counsel at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, to... more

• Latham & Watkins and AZB lead $9.6bn Indian energy deal

  Aug 19 2010 Latham & Watkins is advising the London-based mining giant Vedanta Resources on its $9.6 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in the Indian oil and gas unit of... more

• US firm Kobre & Kim set to launch HK office

  Aug 18 2010 New York firm Kobre & Kim is set to launch its Hong Kong practice in September after the hire of William McGovern, formerly the Executive Director of the Morgan... more

• Mayer Brown bolsters China practice with double hire

  Aug 17 2010 Mayer Brown has boosted its Asia practice with the hire of two new partners. Xiang Yang Ge joins the firm from Winston & Strawn to take up a role as head of projects... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell launches HK domestic practice with double hire

  Aug 16 2010 US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has launched a domestic law practice in Hong Kong with the hire of two new partners. Bonnie YT Chan and Antony Dapiran will head the... more

• Shearman & Sterling boost China practice with hire from Simpson Thacher

  Aug 12 2010 Shearman & Sterling has boosted its practice in China with the hire of Suang Zhao to its Hong Kong office. Zhao will join the Greater China corporate team led by Asia... more

• Gibson Dunn launches in Hong Kong with GE hire

  Aug 02 2010 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has launched an office in Hong Kong after hiring a lawyer from General Electric International. Kelly Austin, who spent eight years in Hong... more

• The globalised legal profession - what are the barriers?

  Jul 29 2010 Interesting article from The Economist about the globalized legal profession. The article looks at some of the remaining barriers to professional mobility inside... more

• Norton Rose boosts Hong Kong IP practice with double hire

  Jul 23 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Hong Kong IP practice with the hire of two partners from DLA Piper. The Hong Kong office will be joined by non contentious IP and... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell lead Agricultural Bank of China IPO

  Jul 19 2010 US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has scored a leading role on the initial public offering for the Agricultural Bank of China, which launched late last week. The firm... more

• Norton Rose relocates partner to boost Islamic finance practice in Asia

  Jul 14 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Hong Kong office with the relocation of London-based partner Davide Barzilai. Barzilai is a banking partner with expertise in Islamic and... more

• Latham & Watkins boosts Asia litigation practice with hire from Jones Day

  Jul 07 2010 Latham & Watkins has hired top insolvency and litigation partner Simon Powell from Jones Day's Hong Kong office. Powell, who is set to join the firm's Asia... more

• Clayton Utz boosrs project finance team with Freshfields hire

  Jun 30 2010 Australian Firm Clayton Utz has boosted its project finance practice with the hire of top talent from Freshfields. Bruce Cooper joins Clayton Utz’s banking and... more

• Dacheng Law Offices launches new Hong Kong practice

  Jun 29 2010 Beijing-based Dacheng Law Offices has opened the doors on a new Hong Kong office, where it will compete in the recent boom in finance and mergers. Dacheng is Asia’s... more

• Simmons appoints head of new Beijing office

  Jun 18 2010 Simmons & Simmons has appointed the head of its new Beijing office - Davis Wang of Chinese firm King & Wood. The Beijing office is set to become the hub of the firm’s... more

• Chinese firm Jun He opens office in Silicon Valley

  Jun 07 2010 Beijing-based firm Jun He Law Offices has opened an office in Silicon Valley, hiring three lawyers from US firms: James Zhu and Zhaohue “Zoe” Wang of Perkins Coie, and... more

• Simmons opens Beijing office

  Jun 01 2010 Simmons & Simmons is reorganising its operations in China, with plans to open a new office in Beijing that will serve as the firm’s main Chinese office. Simmons &... more

• GMR QIP; Skadden, Luthra, Amarchand advise

  May 26 2010 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s corporate partner from Hong Kong, Edward Lam with Moshe Kushman, the tax partner based out of Los Angeles, advised the bankers... more